CAUTION
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Media
Finding Linux Distributions on the DVD
The following sections describe the nine Linux distributions on the DVD that accompanies this
book. Eight of these nine distributions are immediately bootable from the DVD, although some are
made to run as live CDs and others are used to install to hard disk. The ninth distribution, Freespire,
is included in the form of an ISO image that you can copy from the DVD to burn to a separate CD.
Fedora Linux
The DVD that comes with this book includes a large portion of the Fedora 8 distribution that normally
comes on a single DVD. This is the recommended Linux distribution for trying out most of
the procedures in this book. You can install Fedora directly from the DVD without having to create
CDs from the DVD to install separately.
Because so much of the Fedora 8 Linux distribution is included, you have access to a broad range
of software packages (more than 1,900), allowing you to get a feel for using Linux as a desktop,
server, or programmer??™s workstation. To begin installing Fedora to your hard disk, insert the DVD
into your PC??™s DVD drive, reboot, and type the following from the boot prompt:
boot: linux
Details on installing and using Fedora are in Chapter 8.
If you find that you like Fedora, consider getting Fedora 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Bible (Wiley Publishing, 2008) to learn more about that distribution.
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